She gives me fever
Emmie, Emmie, Emmie. She of the 104.4-degree temperature TWICE in the last 24 hours. This one, she's going to give me a heart attack.
Thursday she went for her 15-month checkup with a little runny nose. It morphed into a 101-degree temperature by Friday afternoon and she's been running a high fever almost continuously since Saturday. Last night at bedtime, it hit the 104s and again this afternoon after her nap.
She won't eat, but she's drinking milk like it's going out of style. I tried to give her some cold water and she took a huge gulp, then threw the cup at my head. Hard. I took that as a sign she wanted more milk. The poor thing is irritable, but also playing and interacting most of the time. The irritability might have something to do with her looking like a white trash toddler in her T-shirt and diaper. But we have to keep her cool, style be damned.
I did manage to clothe her properly for her repeat visit to the doctor this morning, however. While there, they deduced it's Just A Virus (that should be an official kid disease, like Measles and Chicken Pox). The treatment for Just A Virus is Motrin or Tylenol, fluids and alcohol. The alcohol being for the parents, who don't get any sleep and spend all day wiping noses and carrying weeping child around.
She did, however, test negative for the flu. I, of course, was convinced she had the Swine Flu. Because she's traveled to Mexico. And played with livestock. If she did have it, damn would that have made for an awesome blog post! I figured maybe it would be like birthing the first baby of the New Year -- we'd be famous and get lots of free stuff. I heard on the news that one of the kids who had it in New York went to the doctor with a 103-degree fever and I was all, "That's total bullshit. Emmie's is higher than that and no one thinks SHE has swine flu."
So in the meantime, we'll just be here tending to the not-Swine Flu and ducking flying water cups.
Thursday she went for her 15-month checkup with a little runny nose. It morphed into a 101-degree temperature by Friday afternoon and she's been running a high fever almost continuously since Saturday. Last night at bedtime, it hit the 104s and again this afternoon after her nap.
She won't eat, but she's drinking milk like it's going out of style. I tried to give her some cold water and she took a huge gulp, then threw the cup at my head. Hard. I took that as a sign she wanted more milk. The poor thing is irritable, but also playing and interacting most of the time. The irritability might have something to do with her looking like a white trash toddler in her T-shirt and diaper. But we have to keep her cool, style be damned.
I did manage to clothe her properly for her repeat visit to the doctor this morning, however. While there, they deduced it's Just A Virus (that should be an official kid disease, like Measles and Chicken Pox). The treatment for Just A Virus is Motrin or Tylenol, fluids and alcohol. The alcohol being for the parents, who don't get any sleep and spend all day wiping noses and carrying weeping child around.
She did, however, test negative for the flu. I, of course, was convinced she had the Swine Flu. Because she's traveled to Mexico. And played with livestock. If she did have it, damn would that have made for an awesome blog post! I figured maybe it would be like birthing the first baby of the New Year -- we'd be famous and get lots of free stuff. I heard on the news that one of the kids who had it in New York went to the doctor with a 103-degree fever and I was all, "That's total bullshit. Emmie's is higher than that and no one thinks SHE has swine flu."
So in the meantime, we'll just be here tending to the not-Swine Flu and ducking flying water cups.
posted by Amy at
9:28 PM
4 Comments:
I hope Emmie feels better soon. I think all mothers should get a goalie mask when they give birth to protect us against headbutts and flying cups.
Hope she feels better soon - Maggie had her dr visit only to get strep 2 days later! And yes there should definitely be a name for the phantom virus kids get where NO ONE knows what the deal is!
sending big hugs to Emmie. Your kids sure do like to keep your life full of adventure.
We've been dealing with 104+ fevers in this house too. The month started with one, and it is ending with one too. One CT Scan later, he's been diagnosed with a severe sinus infection, so off to the ENT we go...
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